Shlomi Azulay

Shlomi Azulay
Personal information
Full nameShlomi Azulay
Date of birthOctober 18, 1989
Place of birthTiberias, Israel
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Number16
Youth career
Ironi Tiberias
Hapoel Kfar Saba
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010Hapoel Kfar Saba46(17)
2010–2014Maccabi Haifa53(13)
2011–2012Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan)26(8)
2014Beitar Jerusalem (loan)15(3)
2014–Hapoel Tel Aviv0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Shlomi Azulay (Hebrew: שלומי אזולאי, born 18 October 1989) is an Israeli footballer.

Club career

Shlomi's first team was Liga Leumit side Hapoel Kfar Saba in the second division.[1] He made his senior team debut for Hapoel Kfar Saba as a late 88th minute substitute in a cup match against Beitar Jerusalem in February 2008.

In 30 October 2009, Kfar Saba played a Liga Leumit match against Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv. At half time, the score was 0–0. Shlomi was sent into the match in the second half and scored twice to lead his team to a 2–0 win.[2]

Azulay scored an important winning goal in the last game of the season in 14 May 2010 against Ironi Ramat HaSharon. Hapoel Kfar Saba defeated Ramat HaSharon 2–1 and secured the third place. Kfar Saba then went on to lose the promotion playoff match.[3] Azulay ended the 2009–10 season with 15 goals to his name.

For the 2010–11 season, Azulay signed in Maccabi Haifa from the Israeli Premier League, in his debut game, he scored twice against Beitar Jerusalem after he had entered as a substitute in the 66th minute. A week later he scored yet again, this time against Bnei Sakhnin. Azulay scored six goals and Assisted six in the championship season of Maccabi Haifa.

A year later he was loaned to Ironi Kiryat Shmona and took part in the surprising Championship of Kiryat Shmona and provided 8 goals and 5 assists.

After the historic championship with Irony Kiryat Shmona, Shlomi came back to Maccabi Haifa. In the 2012/2013 season Shlomi plays either as a left winger or as a central striker during the season and provided 7 goals and 1 assist.

Club career statistics

(correct as of May 2011)[4]
Club Season League Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Hapoel Kfar Saba 2008–09 212020010200003340
2009–10 2515010050000031150
Maccabi Haifa 2010–11 22664004000003066
2011–12 101000310200611
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 26852003000003185
Maccabi Haifa 2012–13 31713114000003882
2013–14 7200000003001020
Beitar Jerusalem 15313100000001841
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2014-15 000000000000000
Career1484314152129305001974815

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